Thomas Henry Burke

Thomas Henry Burke (29 May 1829-6 May 1882) was Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1869 to 1882, succeeding Edward Robert Wetherall and preceding Robert George Crookshank Hamilton. He and Secretary Lord Frederick Cavendish murdered by Irish republicans in the 1882 Phoenix Park murders.

Biography
Thomas Henry Burke was born in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland on 29 May 1829, and he was educated in Birmingham, Belgium, and Germany. While he was a supporter of Irish nationalism, he concealed his views in order to enter the civil service, and he served as Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1869 to 1882. During his service, he supported the British coercion policies during the Land Wars. On 6 May 1882, he and Lord Frederick Cavendish were fatally stabbed by dissident IRB members in Phoenix Park, Dublin in the infamous Phoenix Park murders.